Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Civil War veterans
- A large group of men is gathered outside in a grove of trees at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. The group is probably comprised of Civil War veterans invited to see Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show as guests of Nate Salsbury, owner and manager of...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Veterans.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- William F. Cody with "Pawnee Bill" and "Buffalo Jones"
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses with Gordon "Pawnee Bill" Lillie and "Buffalo Jones" for a full-length studio portrait. Cody, on the left, holds a rifle propped on its end. He wears a buckskin coat with tassles, a large square buckle on...
- Wild west shows--1900-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Pawnee Bill, 1860-1926.; Jones, Charles Jesse, 1844-1919.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Twin Lakes, Colorado
- View of Twin Lakes, Lake County, Colorado; shows a frame hotel with antlers in the gable and a sign: "Inter-Laken."
- Twin Lakes (Lake County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Twin Lakes--1880-1890.
- 1886
- Idaho Springs, Colorado
- The outdoor, family portrait in Idaho Springs, Colorado shows two men, three women, and a young boy standing around a flat plank bridge between two large trees. A hot springs pavilion is raised on a hill behind them. The women wear a hat and dress...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Pavilions--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1900-1910.; Springs--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1900-1910.; Shoemaker, Clyde.
- 1905
- Fort Logan
- Panoramic view of buildings, roads, and trees at Fort Logan, Colorado. Frame structures include probably barracks and officer's quarters. Trees and foothills are in the distance.
- Fort Logan (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Barracks--Colorado--Fort Logan--1900-1910.; Forts & fortifications--Colorado--Fort Logan--1900-1910.; Officers' quarters--Colorado--Fort Logan--1900-1910.
- [1910?]
- Suspension bridges
- View of the Triborough Bridge and the Hell Gate Railroad Bridge in the borough of Queens, New York City, New York. A woman in uniform and garrison cap sits on a bench in Astoria Park.
- Astoria Park (New York, N.Y.)--1940-1950.; Hell Gate Bridge (New York, N.Y.)--1940-1950.; New York (N.Y.)--1940-1950.; Queens (New York, N.Y.)--1940-1950.; Triborough Bridge (New York, N.Y.)--1940-1950.; Military personnel--American--New York...
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Breaking New Ground
- A man swings a pick ax at a large rock in Nepera Park, upper Yonkers, New York. The rock sits in an indentation in a small cliff. The man wears a hat.
- Yonkers (N.Y.)--1890-1920.; Miners--New York--Yonkers--1890-1920.; Mining--New York--Yonkers--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1915]
- The Bell VTOL jet propelled vertical-rising airplane
- View of a Bell Aircraft jet propelled vertical rising airplane in flight at Niagara Falls (Niagara County) New York; letters read: "Experimental," and "NIIO5V."
- Bell Aircraft Corporation--Products--1950-1960.; Vertically rising aircraft--New York--Niagara Falls--1950-1960.; Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.)--1950-1960.; Airplanes--American--New York--Niagara Falls--1950-1960.; Flight testing--New York--Niagara...
- 1954, November 16
- Col. Tim McCoy & His Indian Line Up Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Combined Circus
- Colonel Tim McCoy and ten Native Americans (Dakota Sioux, Arapaho and Crow) pose on horseback in front of a Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Combined Circus tent in Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York. The Native Americans wear beaded...
- Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows--People--1930-1940.; Arapaho Indians--New York--Schenectady--1930-1940.; Crow Indians--New York--Schenectady--1930-1940.; Dakota Indians--New York--Schenectady--1930-1940.; Indians of North...
- 1935 July 9
- Shawmut Bridge, Stony Brook Glen, Dansville, N.Y.
- View of the high iron railroad Shawmut Bridge over Stony Brook in Stony Brook Glen, Steuben County, near Dansville, New York. Shows rock formations, trees, and a waterfall.
- Steuben County (N.Y.)--1890-1900.; Stony Brook Glen (N.Y.)--1890-1900.; Railroad bridges--New York--Steuben County--1890-1900.; Waterfalls--New York--Steuben County--1890-1900.
- 1900
- Adirondacks - Mirror Lake
- A view of Mirror Lake in the Adirondack Mountains (Essex County), New York; shows landscape with cottages, fences, boathouses, and hotels near the lake.
- Adirondack Mountains (N.Y.)--1890-1900.; Essex County (N.Y.)--1890-1900.; Mirror Lake (Essex County, N.Y.)--1890-1900.; Lakes & ponds--New York--Essex County--1890-1900.
- [1890]
- Floral stairway - Prospect Park - Brooklyn
- View of landscaping at Prospect Park in Brooklyn (New York City), New York, includes stairs and flowerbeds.
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)--1900-1920.; New York (N.Y.)--1900-1920.; Prospect Park (New York, N.Y.)--1900-1920.; Benches--New York (State)--New York--1900-1920.; Flowers--New York (State)--New York--1900-1920.; Parks--New York (State)--New...
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Lake George - The Narrows from Shelving Rock
- A hotel is on the shore of Lake George at Shelving Rock in Washington County, New York. The building is a two story structure with a mansard roof. A dock extends into the waters of Lake George, and small wooded islands dot the lake.
- George, Lake (N.Y. : Lake)--1880-1910.; Shelving Rock (N.Y.)--1880-1910.; Washington County (N.Y.)--1880-1910.; Hotels--New York (State)--Washington County--1880-1910.; Islands--New York (State)--Washington County--1880-1910.; Lakes & ponds--New...
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- The Bronx River in Bronx Park, New York
- View of the Bronx River with trees and bridge in Bronx Park, New York City, New York.
- Bronx Park (N.Y.)--1900-1910.; Bronx River (N.Y.)--1900-1910.; New York (N.Y.)--1900-1910.; Parks--New York (State)--New York--1890-1900.; Rivers--New York (State)--New York--1890-1900.
- 1901
- Coverlet
- Woven jacquard coverlet, made of blue wool and cotton wefts with cotton warp threads in the double weave technique. American spread eagle in each corner, overall geometric floral pattern and words: "United We Stand, Divided We Fall", "Eve Nellis,...
- Bedspreads--1850-1860.
- 1858
- He is risen
- A man and woman watch an angel ascend to heaven.
- Angels--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Herman Hauser's jewelry store on Harrison Ave
- View of businesses on Harrison Avenue in Leadville, Colorado; men pose in front of storefronts with display windows and signs: "John F. Humphrey's & Co. Real Estate & Mining Agents," "Hauser the Jeweler," and "Saddle Rock Restaurant, 417."
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; Jewelry stores--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; Restaurants--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
- [1882]
- Central City from the side of Mammoth Hill looking up Gregory and Eureka Gulches
- Rendering of Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado, shows dwellings, businesses, and mining facilities. Pedestrians and wagons are in the streets and on a retaining wall housing a culvert for Clear Creek. Men and women are in the foreground;...
- Central City (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Mining--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.
- 1866
- Salida, Colo
- View of Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado, shows Denver and Rio Grande railroad depot, tracks, freight cars, Arkansas River with bridges, dwellings and businesses.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1870-1880.; Arkansas River--1870-1880.; Salida (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Black Hawk looking up Gregory and Chase's Gulches
- Reproduction of pencil rendering; shows Black Hawk, Gilpin County, Colorado, with Gregory Gulch, Chase Gulch, residences, businesses, and mining facilities.
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1860-1870.
- 1866
- Elizabethtown, Clear Creek County, from the Griffith Tunnel
- Reproduction of lithograph; shows Elizabethtown (later Georgetown), Clear Creek County, Colorado, with men and ore car.
- Elizabethtown (Colo.)--1860-1870.
- 1866
- Pike's Peak and Colorado City
- Reproduction of lithograph of A. E. Mathews' drawing of Colorado City, El Paso County, Colorado; shows houses and Pikes Peak.
- Colorado City (Colo.)--1860-1870.
- [between 1860 and 1870?]
- Independence Mine and Mill, Cripple Creek Dist.
- View of the Independence Mine and Mill, Victor (Teller County), Colorado. The town of Independence is in the distance.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Victor--1910-1920.; Independence (Teller County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Stratton Independence Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Victor (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mills--Colorado--Victor--1910-1920.;...
- October 6, 1910
- Central City Play Festival
- The renovated Central City Opera House, seen from the east, was described as "the finest temple of the Muse west of the Missouri." Designed by Architect Robert S. Roeschlaub, the oldest opera house in Colorado is constructed of Gilpin County...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Theaters--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- [1937]
- Harrison Avenue in Leadville
- This view to the northwest of busy Harrison Avenue in Leadville, Colorado shows a street filled with pedestrians on boardwalks, carriages and horse drawn wagons, one with milk cans. The three story brick commercial block on the corner has a...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
- 1884
- Leadville pioneer homes
- Pioneer Leadville residents pose in front of their early homes in 1879, Colorado. The man and woman in the center, dressed in their finest, stand with their baby girl on a wood chair. Two men and another woman stand next to them, with a nursing...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Dwellings--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.; Pioneers--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.
- 1879
- Equitable Building construction
- View of the Equitable Building construction site at 17th (Seventeenth) and Stout Streets in Denver, Colorado. Workmen stand on steel girders and horse-drawn wagons haul materials. The Masonic Temple and the 1st (First) Congregational Church are...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver Equitable Building Company--1890-1900.
- 1890, November 1
- Equitable Building construction
- Workmen pose on steel scaffolding and near marble columns at the Equitable Building construction site at 17th (Seventeenth) and Stout Streets in Denver, Colorado. The Masonic Temple and 1st (First) Congregational Church are nearby. Signs on a...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver Equitable Building Company--1890-1900.
- 1891, April 21
- Equitable Building construction
- Workmen work at the Equitable Building construction site at 17th (Seventeenth) and Stout Streets in Denver, Colorado. Horse-drawn wagons haul materials at the site. The Masonic Temple and 1st (First) Congregational Church are nearby. Signs on a...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver Equitable Building Company--1890-1900.
- 1891, May 5
- Equitable Building construction
- View of the Equitable Building construction site at 17th (Seventeenth) and Stout Streets in Denver, Colorado. The Masonic Temple and 1st (First) Congregational Church are nearby. Signs on a building read: "Hughes & Keith Sanitary Supply Co....
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver Equitable Building Company--1890-1900.
- 1891, May 21
- Equitable Building construction
- View of the Equitable Building construction site at 17th (Seventeenth) and Stout Streets in Denver, Colorado. The Masonic Temple and 1st (First) Congregational Church are nearby. Signs on a building read: "Hughes & Keith Sanitary Supply Co....
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver Equitable Building Company--1890-1900.
- 1891, June 25
- Equitable Building construction
- Workmen work at the Equitable Building construction site at 17th (Seventeenth) and Stout Streets in Denver, Colorado. The Masonic Temple and 1st (First) Congregational Church are nearby. Signs on a building read: "Hughes & Keith Sanitary Supply Co....
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver Equitable Building Company--1890-1900.
- 1891, June 11
- Assaying precious metals in Leadville, Colo., $3,723 in two gold bricks on scale pan
- Interior view of a mine assay laboratory in Leadville, Colorado; shows furnaces, a cabinet balance-scale, ore samples, and a man working with tongs.
- Assaying--Colorado--Leadville--1860-1870.; Leadville (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Gold--Colorado--Leadville--1860-1870.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1860-1870.
- [between 1860 and 1870?]
- U.S.A. New Mexico, pottery workers, some of this work is very beautiful recuiring [sic] years of practice and arttistic [sic] conception
- Maria Martinez, Tewa Native American, poses while making pots outside her house with a another women, San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico. Both wear cotton mantas; ovens (hornos) and corrals show in background.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--New Mexico--San Ildefonso--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Women--New Mexico--San Ildefonso--1910-1920.; Tewa Indians--1910-1920.; Tewa women potters--New Mexico--San Ildefonso--1910-1920.; San Ildefonso...
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- Joe Jefferson as Rip Van Winkle
- Studio portrait of Joseph Jefferson as Rip Van Winkle. He holds a walking stick.
- Actors--1860-1870.; Jefferson, Joseph, 1829-1905.; Van Winkle, Rip (Fictitious character)
- 1869
- N. O. Vosburgh & Co., manufacturers of all kinds of crackers, and jobbers of flower, 488 and 490 Blake St. Denver, Col.
- Reproduction shows a pencil rendering of a flour mill on Blake Street, in Denver, Colorado; shows an industrial building with signs: "Flour Depot, Wholesale Cracker Works," "N. O. Vosburgh & Co., Steam Cracker Works."
- N. O. Vosburgh & Co.--Buildings--1860-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Flour & meal industry--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1879]
- Dakota Indians
- Group studio portrait of Native American (Dakota) men, women and children. Identification on card: "Roaster, Standing Elk, Whirlwind Soldier, Walk About And Talk, Use The Shield, Jumper, Black Eyes." Shows headdress, eagle feathers, pipe, leggings,...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Picturesque Indian chiefs in claims against government
- White and Native American (Sioux) men pose in a marble lined hallway in Washington D. C. Suits are worn by all but two men who wear traditional Native American outfits which include headdresses, moccasins, pouches, pipes, furs, and beads. Label on...
- Dakota Indians--Washington (D.C.)--1920-1930.; Indians of North America--Washington (D.C.)--1920-1930.; Washington (D.C.)--1920-1930.; Delegations--Washington (D.C.)--1920-1930.; War claims--Washington (D.C.)--1920-1930.
- 1926 February 18
- Wednesday, Sept 25, 78, Fair Day
- Two men wearing hats on horseback pause on Alpine Street, (later 6th, Sixth), Georgetown, Colorado. Two-story commercial buildings in background include the "City Bakery & Grocery," "N. Y. Store," a dentist office, and a bank.
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Horses--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1880.
- 1878
- Eddie Stuart
- Studio portrait of Edwin W. Stewart (or Stuart) a jockey with the Colorado Volunteers, First Cavalry Regiment, Company M.
- United States. Army. Colorado Cavalry Regiment, 1st (1862-1865)--People.; Cavalry--Colorado--1860-1870.; Jockeys--Colorado--1860-1870.; Military officers--Colorado--1860-1870.
- [between 1861 and 1864?]
- Derry Gold Dredge, near Leadville, Colo. Mt. Massive in background at right
- Men and women pose on the Derry Dredge, Empire Gold Dredging Company's hydraulic placer bucket-line vessel, near Leadville, Lake County, Colorado. Sign reads: "Derry Dredge - Built by New York Engineering Co."
- Empire Gold Dredging Company--Equipment & supplies--1910-1930.; Dredges--Colorado--Lake County--1910-1930.; Lake County (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Gold mining--Colorado--Lake County--1910-1930.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Lake County--1910-1930.; Mining...
- between 1915 and 1926
- Derry Gold Dredge, Twin Peaks in background, near Leadville, Colo.
- View of the Derry Dredge, Empire Gold Dredging Company's hydraulic placer bucket-line vessel, near Leadville, Lake County, Colorado. Sign reads: "Derry Dredge - Built by New York Engineering Co."
- Empire Gold Dredging Company--Equipment & supplies--1910-1920.; Dredges--Colorado--Lake County--1910-1930.; Lake County (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Gold mining--Colorado--Lake County--1910-1930.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Lake County--1910-1930.; Mining...
- between 1915 and 1926
- Alma, Park County, Colorado and its smelting works from the Dolly Varden Mine
- A copy of a lithograph in a circle shape shows the view from the Dolly Varden Mine down on Alma, (10,353 feet) Park County, Colorado, shows wood frame buildings, smelters, patches of evergreens, cleared areas and a creek.
- Alma (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Mining--Colorado--Alma--1870-1880.
- [between 1960-1980?]
- I & R Platoon Virginia
- Members of the 10th Mountain Division I & R Platoon identified as: (standing, back row, left to right) Richard "Alabam" Lewis, "Dick" Warren Johnson, Charlie Unterzuber, Dan Baker, Harry Brandt, (middle row, left to right) Clif Taylor, Bob Blome,...
- Infantry--American--Virginia--1940-1950.; Military personnel--Virginia--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- 1944
- Mescallero Indian Agency New Mexico, 140 miles from R.R., agency near Balzer's Mill
- View of the Native American Apache, Mescalero Agency, New Mexico, shows two story agency frame buildings behind a picket fence, and snow patches on background mountains.
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Mescalero Agency--Buildings--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Government relations--New Mexico--1890-1900.; Mescalero Indians--Government relations--New Mexico--1890-1900.; Wooden buildings--New...
- 1898
- Lieut. Stottler & "Hot Stuff" Mescallero Indian Agency, N. Mex.
- View of Native American Mescalero Apache woman posing with Indian Agent Lieutenant V. E. Stottler, Mescalero Agency, New Mexico. The log cabins that Stottler forced the Apaches to build and live in show in background.
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Mescalero Agency--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--New Mexico--1890-1900.; Mescalero Indians--New Mexico--1890-1900.; Indian agents--New Mexico--1890-1900.; Log cabins--New Mexico--1890-1900.;...
- 1898
- Placer mining Leadville
- Miners stand near a hydraulic nozzle or monitor as they survey a placer mining operation near Leadville, Lake County, Colorado.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1889]
- Mine building
- View of a mine building probably near Leadville, Lake County, Colorado.
- Mine buildings--1880-1900.; Lumber--1880-1900.; Mining--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- California Gulch
- View of mine buildings in California Gulch near Leadville, Lake County, Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; California Gulch (Lake County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1885]
- Pahaka's (Buffalo Bill) farewell salute
- Buffalo Bill (William F. Cody) rides at the head of a group of Native American (Sioux) men on horseback as part of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The Sioux men hold staffs decorated with feathers and wear moccasins, beaded leggings, and feather...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Dakota Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.
- [1907?]